05/28/2026
GOD’S ORIGINAL INTENT, Part 2
The key to understanding the substance, character or value of something created is knowing the original intent of its creation. Intent can be defined as the purpose, plan, aim or objective firmly set or fixed in the design of the creation by the creator. God’s original intent from the beginning was and is to have an unbreakable and eternal relationship between Himself and mankind. When God created man there was a divine connection birthed by God’s own breath (Genesis 2:7) as He breathed life into man and man became a living being. The relationship and connection between God and man was severed through the influence and deception of satan which caused man to disobey, rebel, and sin against God. Separation from God released the power of darkness in man’s soul which started a life which was alienated from His presence within their being. God being sovereign and all-knowing had in place the remedy for this separation before the foundation of His creation. John 1:1-2 NAS20 declares that “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” The Word (Jesus) was and is God’s intended remedy and cure for the darkness that invaded man’s soul. “For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13-14 NAS20).
God’s original intent in offering redemption was and is rooted in His love, mercy, and grace to restore mankind’s original relationship with Him and to deliver mankind from the bo***ge and penalty of sin through the sacrificial death of Jesus. God demonstrated His love for mankind in John 3:16 NAS20 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.” Everyone needs redemption “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23 NAS20). Redemption through Jesus is the process provided for mankind’s justification and freedom (Romans 3:24), created a way for an individual to enter the kingdom of God (John 3:3-6), and made a way for God’s original intent to be restored and activated in one’s life (Ephesians 2:10). Jesus paid the price for one’s release from sin, bo***ge, captivity, and punishment when He exchanged His life for your life. Redemption was released because God reconciled mankind to Himself through Christ (2 Corinthians 5:18).
One of the great benefits of redemption is that God’s original intent, design, and purpose can now be implemented in a disciple’s life which existed before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 1:4 NAS20 states that “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him.” Also, Ephesians 1:11 states we have been “predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things in accordance with the plan of His will.” God’s intent for every disciple was and is established before the foundation of the world and can be accessed, implemented, and activated in their life though obedience to God’s will and word.
Redemption leads to transformation. It is a pattern that runs throughout Scripture and straight through a disciple’s life for God does not just forgive someone but by His Spirit transforms them. “But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18 NAS20). God’s intention through redemption is twofold which is to change one’s standing before Him and to transform one’s very nature and character.